Aston Inn Tuban Kuta

... were abundant. <br> We came up and headed back to the shore for lunch before wading back into the refreshingly cool ocean for the second dive of the day. We had had a choice of a second dive on the wreck or to head to a site further up the coast to dive on more of a reef. The Polish guy had been keen to do the second site but after discussion we settled on doing two on the wreck which was without doubt the best choice. That became apparent with the look on our dive masters ...

... Dances, both very serious, traditional affairs. I must say that I quite enjoyed this Barong Monster who made the birthday boy stand on a chair in the middle of the clatter and bang of drums, and then when the music stops, shoves a large pile of whipped cream into his face. Should have videotaped the whole affair &#8211; no one can ever be embarrassed about the Birthday Song again. <br><br>Now it is night time and only a few hours remain of our stay in Bali; a real gem of ...

... backpacker favourite&#8230;. Banana pancakes. Save now in the knowledge that we had just secured a double room, ensuite, with a pool all for under 6 pounds a night. Time for the beach and beer. That night we went out and got absolutely ****** on Bintang beer. We ended up being befriended by an aussie girl who came with us onto a couple of nightclubs. We ended up in a dubious place where there was a bit of a karaoke session going on, but the ...

... Tom: Translated as 'Star') is the Indonesian Lager) from the local K Mart and sit outside our rooms drinking. At least the beer was finally cheap (in comparison to Singapore and Malaysia)! Strangely, however, Bintang bottles and cans do not show how strong the alcohol is?! We had a few beers, sat around chatting and playing cards, and then we all went to bed. Except for Andy, who went to the internet cafe; he seems to go on the internet 2 or 3 times a day! Compared to me and Tom ...

... br> On our way out I saw some baby monkeys who were 6 months old and stopped to play with them for a few minutes. Jimmy is the one with his hand in my ******. He finally settled down and let me pet him but his hands were so busy trying to unbutton everything and sticking his arms in my pockets. Big K tried to pet the other baby but he bared his teeth at him and screamed, so I accused Big K of picking on the baby monkey. So if your ever in Bali and want to go horseback riding ...

... reading it (I've read it twice now) and I'm not sure most people know this, but I am often time moved by words...and many of the quotes in this book truly sing to me. I've noticed that the more I read from different authors, philosophers, professors, and religious and spiritual leaders, the more I keep hearing the same basic life concepts over and over. I find this comforting. I'll include a few quotes here that moved me, for your reading ...

... Lombok. Then we diverted inland and suddenly we were entering our final destination - Ubud, which looked nothing like how I had imagined it would be. I was expecting a quaint little crafts village, high in the hills, surrounded by lush green rice terraces and where the traffic was mostly ducks and geese. The actuality is a fairly flat metropolis of tat and touts as far as the eye can see. I'm probably being a bit skank here, but I think misleading tourist info had ...

... chez nous mais il faut quand meme payer 15 ou 20 dollars canadien pour une chemise. Bref, apres une soiree a errer dans les rues bonde de mobylettes pendant plusieurs heures nous sommes retourne dans le comfort de notre hotel avec air climatise et nous nous sommes couche. Le lendemain nous voulions rester dans la meme chambre mais elle etait deja reserve a quelqu'un d'autre car on voulait seulement payer pour une nuit et nous avons quitte Kuta pour Ubud(qui etait beaucoup plus interessant).

... our teacher singing and playing guitar and also by singing sanskrit chants. Sanskrit is a beautiful language that is based on vibration. I believe it is one of the only languages in the world that is vibrational. It doesn't just describe things, but it is the essence of things. So, by chanting in Sanskrit you are altering vibrations within you. We began the practice this way, and continued to listen to beautiful, inspiring music ...

... is it's a must see. So maybe I must! I had a little trouble getting settled into a hotel when I arrived here in Kuta. I was planning to stay at the same resort that Sha and her friends are at, but when I arrived it was all booked, as were the next 5 we stopped at. Odd, because every place I've been so far has been so sparse with tourists, but they tell be it's because of Easter weekend. So I found ...